Membership

 
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
 

The Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne is funded by individuals and organizations that are passionate about a more equitable future for girls and women in Allen County. We need your help to keep moving what matters. Help us create change by becoming a member today.

Member Benefits

As a member you’ll be invited to first-look access to research, educational and advocacy opportunities, members-only events, as well as join a group of like-minded individuals who believe in investing in our community through women and girls. Once you become a member, you’ll get access to our member-only portal with exclusive content.

The Mission Match

Thanks to a generous opportunity from Lilly Endowment Inc., the Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne has been awarded $500,000 in funding to match all contributions through 2025 as part of the Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, Phase viii (GIFT VIII) initiative.

The match is a one-to-one matching grant, meaning as a member, you can DOUBLE your charitable impact to any gift made to the Women’s Fund – which closes opportunity gaps for women and girls regardless of place, race and identity. Thank you for being a partner in change!

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Thank you to these individuals and organizations who are Moving What Matters in our community.

Women’s Fund Founders:

Barb Baekgaard

DaMarcus Beasley

Patti Brahe

Kathy Callen

Kathy Carrier

Dr. Gianna Casini

Beth Goldsmith

Patti Hays

Vicki James

Corinna Ladd

Eleanor Marine

Kimberly McMahon

Dar Richardson

Rachel Tobin-Smith

Barb Wachtman

Irene Walters

Jeanné Wickens

Women’s Fund Founders:

Barb Baekgaard

DaMarcus Beasley

Patti Brahe

Kathy Callen

Kathy Carrier

Dr. Gianna Casini

Beth Goldsmith

Patti Hays

Vicki James

Corinna Ladd

Eleanor Marine

Kimberly McMahon

Dar Richardson

Rachel Tobin-Smith

Barb Wachtman

Irene Walters

Jeanné Wickens

Women’s Fund Architects:

Andrew Applegate

Barb Baekgaard

Stephen Bailey

Neco Beasley

Melissa Beber

Hayli Beck

Cheri Becker

Cassie Beer

Dana Berkes

Shenita Bolton

Harini Bonam

Patti Brahe

Cheryl Brockmann

Suzanne Brooks

Frances Brooks

Laurie Brumbaugh

Megan Butler

Kathy Callen

Jessa Campbell

Tomi Cardin

Tiffany Careins

Stasha Carrasquillo*

Kathy Carrier

Gianna Casini

Whitney Bandemer

Monica Chamberlain

Councilwoman Michelle Chambers

MaryClare Clark

Jessica Collins

Mary Collins

Stephanie Crandall

Tamara Crane

Jessica Crozier

Flaim Cupp

Ellen Cutter

Bailey Daar

Wendy Davis

Liz Day

Jane DeHaven

Amanda Drakeford

Aaryn Eady

Sherry Early

Janine Eby

Sharon Eisbart

Rev. Dr. Anne Bain Epling

Lisa Fabian

Pamela Feldman

Sara Fiedelholtz

Jessica Field

Dustin Flaugher

Heidi Fowler

Jennifer Fox

Sarah Foxworthy

Morgan Galecki

Brenda Gerber Vincent

Lisa Givan

Joan Goldner

Jaclyn Goldsborough

Beth Goldsmith

Mariagrace Gonzales

Molly Graves

Jenna Gunn

Kristen Guthrie

Julie Hacker

Amy Hanna

Lindsay Hannah

Patti Hays

Connie Heflin

Kayla Henderson

Stephanie Henry

Cindy Henry

Jessica Henry-Johnson

Catherine Hill

Leslee Hill

Andie Hines-Lagemann

Linda Hite

Paula Hughes-Schuh

Julie Inskeep Simpson

Mindy Jagger

Vicki James

Susan Johnson

Jenee Johnson

Erin Johnson

Mary Kachmar

Rebecca Karcher

Emily Keirns

Kelley Automotive Group

Matt Kelley

Tamyra Kelly

Sara Keltsch

Kendra Klink

Debra Klink

Amy Krouse

Anne Labenberg

Corinna Ladd

Eden Lamb

Allie Lane

Amy Lazoff

Melissa Little

Sanee Lombardi

Eleanor Marine

Kelley Marvin

Kimberly McDonald

Melissa McKown

Kimberly McMahon

Joan McMillan

Julia Meek

Ron Menze

Justin Miller

Susan Mol

Crissy Moloney

Taylor Monaco

Jessica Morales

Marilyn Moran-Townsend

Roger Mudd

Amanda Muldoon

Joy Nagel

Brenda Niccum

Jennifer Norris-Hale

Kristy Ottinger

Carolyn Ovitt

Irene Paxia

Lindsay Platt

Sharon Pohly

Kristen Powell

Lea Powers

Monica Pugh

Nikki Quintana

Dar Richardson

Carol Roberts

Angelica Robinson Pickens

Jennifer Rohlf

Pat Roller

Gwen Ruppert

Megan Saxman

Lindsay Schenkel

Cheryl Schmandt

Monica Senk

Greta Severino

Vivienne Severino

Rocco Severino

Amy Shepherd

Kylee Shirey

Michelle Shiriaev-Love

Meghan Short

Rena Shown

Sharon Simmons

Nancy Stewart

Rebecca Stockert

Ashley Stoneburner

Tisha Strasser

Taylor Straub

Daniel Swartz

Sally Swihart

Kiley Tate-Potts

Winnie Thexton Zeliger

Kody Tinnel

Rachel Tobin-Smith

Marcella Trentacosti

Pecola Trice

Lisa Updike Starks

Faith Van Gilder

Lesa Van Meter

Crystal Vann Wallstrom

Rachel Vedder

Stephanie Veit

Sarah Verpooten

Kate Virag

Barb Wachtman

Yolanda Walker

Irene and Bob Walters

Denita Washington

DeShawn Wert

Susan Wesner

Jeanné Wickens

Bella Widner

Paige Wilkins

Porsche Williams

Lena Yarian

Cathy Yen

Connie Zuber

Women’s Fund 2023 - 2024 Members:

Kiley Adolph

Cory Allen

Stephen Bailey

Jacqueline Banister

Deborah Bauer

Carolyn Bean

Cheri Becker

Felicia Belcher

Greg and Lydia Beer

Jason Beer

Denice Beights

Jasmine Bejar

Jamie Berger

Liz Bergren

Nancy Berken

Gil and Holly Bierman

Erin Blair

Jill Boggs

Harini Bonam

Ritvik Bonam

Sahiti Bonam

Kierra Boylan

Lydia Bradshaw

Laurie Brumbaugh

Abby Bryan

Cheri Buker

Elizabeth Castillo

Stephanie Carper

Kathy Carrier

Donald Cates

Monica Chamberlain

Councilwoman Michelle Chambers

Casey Claypool

Abigail Cleveland

Ewelina Connolly

Margeaux Corrao

Dawn Cortner-McCord

Stephanie Crandall

Jamie Crippin

Hallie Custer

Theresa Dematas

Madeline Dennehy

Sarah DeWitt

Anita Dortch

Dr. Andrea Dortch Thomas

Amanda Drakeford

Catherine Duchovic

Shelley Dunham

Randy Dunn

Cheryl Dunn

Andy Dunn

Nancy Dwire

Clydia Early

Juli Eckel

Alyssa Ehinger

Rev. Dr. Anne Bain Epling

Holly Eykholt

Nicole Fairchild

Tai Felger

Dr. Angie Fincannon

Carolyn Fletcher

Brian Flory

Jeorgia Fortney

Heidi Fowler

Jennifer Frank

Lisa Maxwell-Frieden

Miles Fulwider

Nicole Gahman

Amanda Garlock

Krista Gallaway

Jessica Gant

Alison Gerardot

Andrea Gibson

Ben Gibson

Shannon Gleason

Megan Goetz

Cynthia Goodman

Damian Gosheff

Joleen Gottwald

Sam and Molly Graves

Melissa Grossman

Anne Gull

Bridget Guth

Carrie Gutman

Bella Hadley

Alex Hall

Brittany Hall

Melissa Hall

Caroline Hall Braun

Rachael Hall

Dr. Cheri Hampton-Farmer

Lindsay Hannah

Donna Harig

Jaren Harmon

Patti Hays

Malak Heiny

Courtney Heiser

Colleen Helmken

Julie Hendryx

Jade Henry

Jeanine Herold

Katie Hiebel

Nancy Hildebrand

Catherine Hill

Lauren Hoffman

Sarah Roberts Hoos

Jennifer Hope

Denise Hulbert-Klausner

Jennifer Hunter

Julie Inskeep Simpson

Dena Jacquay

Preeti Jain

Alec Johnson

Kirby Johnson

Inna Kalandorova

Tanya Karrick

Janet Katz

Emily Keirns

Matt Kelley

Tamyra Kelly

Shubitha Kever

Denise Klausner

Kendra Klink

Sarah Knoch

Kimberly Koczan

Andrew Kopec

Lydia Kopec

Amy Krouse

Rhonda Ladig

Amanda Lahrman

Sarah Lance

Sarah LeBlanc

Diane Leone

Sydney Little

Maria Lopez Saldana

Lindsay Lott

Laura Macknick

Jeffrey Malanson

Kristi Manwaring

Sabrina Marquez Straessle

Dr. Martha Martin

Ethel Massing

Andria Maus

Victoria McCallister

Emily McCorkle

Leitia McHugh

Amanda McNamara

Susan Mendenhall

Ron Menze

Genevieve Meyer

Shelly Meyer

Hannah Michel

Heather Miller

Angie Montgomery

Miriam Morgan

Julie Morrison

Frank Mumford

Sarah Mungovan

Kelsie Murray Godoy

Laura Musilli

Ermina Mustedanagic

Kim Myers

Rachel Nally

Erin Ness

Allison Nicklin

Angela OBrien

RasAmen Oladuwa

Lisa O’Neill

Sophie Oxtoby

Cameo Parry

Jessica Pater

Todd Pelfrey

Lindsay Platt

Travis Pope

Kristin Pruitt

Nikki Quintana

Dr. Lawanda Ravoira

Clarissa Reis

Jennie Renner

Michael Ripley

Allison Roach-Grund

Terri Roberts

Cassandra Rosene

Dan Ross

Judy Roy

Shirley Ryan

Britt Salay

Julie Sanchez

Marissa Sauer

Pam Schieber

Joni Schmalzried

Heather Schoegler

Nancy Schoenle

Kathryn Schreiber

Jenny Schultz

Cassidy Sensow

Kathryn Shey

Kelly Shields

Michelle Shiriaev-Love

Meghan Short

Robert Slusser

Bruce Smith

Lisa Smith

Stacey Smith

Ashleigh Smothers

Katie Snarski

Shawna Squibb

Jackie Stancil

Nancy Stewart

Lori Stinson

Ryan Stoneburner

Hannah Stork

Sarah Strimmenos

Daniel Swartz

Kiley Tate-Potts

Kourtney Teegardin

Toya Tharp

Jami Thomas

Miranda Thomas

Cassidy Throm

Reneta Thurairatnam

Erin Tigler

Rachel Tobin-Smith

Jarod Todd

Faith Van Gilder

Jill Vaught

Rachel Vedder

Stephanie Veit

Cara Wade

Andia Walker

Shelley Walker

Irene Walters

Denita Washington

Zoe Weaver

Amber Webb

Steven and Marcia Weissner

Laura Weldon

Lori Wenino

Susan Wesner

Brenda White

Jaime Wilsey-Heckman

Taylor Yoder

Tributes:

Andrew Applegate in honor of Veronica Applegate

Stasha Carrasquillo in honor of Naya and Amelia Carrasquillo

Monica Chamberlain in memory of Ruth Billings and Maxine Ladig

Councilwoman Michelle Chambers in honor of Connie Ford

MaryClare Clark in honor of Mary Katherine (Wyss) Houser

Tom and Teresa Clawson in memory of Dolores Tomusk

Elevatus Architecture in honor of Abby Bryan

Jennifer Dodds Fox in honor of Elaine A Dodds

Shelley Dunham in honor of Katie Davis and baby Izzy

Lisa Fabian in memory of Dorine Fabian

Beth Goldsmith in honor of Deb Romary

Jessica Harris in memory of Anthony Williams

Catherine and June Hill in memory of Weezie Schirmer

Dena Jacquay in honor of Hallie Custer

Betsy Kachmar in memory of Mary Ruth Snyder

Inna Kalandorova in honor of Nikola Eisbart

Kendra R. Klink in honor of Greta, Rocco, and Vivienne Severino and Kristen and Debra Klink

Susan and Derek Mendenhall in honor of Alison Gerardot and Christine Meek

Jessica Morales in memory of Edith Morale

Lee Ann Powers in memory of Alma Inez Wilson

Lisa Smith in memory of Carolyn Trainer

Yolanda Walker in memory of Phyllis L. Smith

Deshawn Wert in memory of Mrs. L. Smith and Mrs. E. Miller

Paige Wilkins in honor of Daphne Wilkins

Winnie Zeliger in honor of Barbara Thexton


Charitable Partners:

Allen County Public Library

American Association of University Women Fort Wayne

Apricot Lane

AW Holdings, LLC

Chase Bank

Kathy Carrier

Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

Cressy Leadership

DeBrand Fine Chocolates

Doermer Family Foundation

Don Wood Foundation

Four:10 Ministries

glo Magazine

Gratavid

Ivy Tech Community College

Local Apple Cart

L.T. Guess Endowment Fund

Made Strong

Narrative Design

One Lucky Guitar, Inc.

Own Your Success, Inc.

Putt-Putt Fun Center

Parkview Mirro Research & Innovation Teams

Shadowlands Photography

Stillwater Hospice

The James Foundation

Tricore Logic

Vera Bradley

Corporate Sponsorships:

3Rivers Federal Credit Union

Barnes & Thornburg, Chase Bank

Healthier Moms & Babies

Indiana Tech

NIPSCO

Michelin

PNC Financial Services

Rotary Downtown Fort Wayne

STAR Financial Bank

Sweetwater Sound

Callen Family Fund

Union Savings Bank

Is your company interested in supporting the Women’s Fund?